'Here it comes!'
Takumi's spirits lifted, but after carefully reading the simulator's content, his brow furrowed deeply.
'Early morning raid.'
'At this time, people are at their most tired.'
'Kumogakure really chose a good time.'
They collaborated internally with spies lurking in Konoha, catching Konoha off guard.
The battle scenes in the simulation showed that Konoha suffered heavy losses.
At the very beginning, he was also hesitant, worried about hurting his neighbors in the fight.
Later, after being completely enraged, he finally fought freely.
But that also led to Yugito awakening Matatabi, causing mass destruction in Konoha.
In the end, Yugito escaped.
Takumi had truly suffered a double loss.
But Takumi didn't care.
This was just the simulator's result.
Since he already knew, he definitely wouldn't let this happen.
What he was more concerned about now was the timing.
"Waiting until two weeks later to come, is it to lull us into a false sense of security?"
Takumi frowned deeply. He had to admit the enemy chose their timing well.
To fish, he had taken Yugito on patrol outside the village almost every day.
And every day, nothing happened.
It was like the story of the boy who cried wolf.
The later it got, the lower the vigilance became.
Ultimately leading to this terrible situation.
Luckily, he had a chance to reverse it.
None of this had happened yet, meaning it could all be avoided.
"Now I know Kumogakure will come to rescue her, but this timing is too far off, not in line with my plan."
Takumi's brow relaxed slightly. "To break this situation, I'll have to take the initiative to change things."
Soon, Takumi had an idea.
But before executing this idea, he planned to do something else.
He looked at the normal simulation, which had long since cooled down, and thought it was worth a try.
No need to use the Incredible Luck. He wasn't cornered now.
This attempt could be considered: take it if there's something good, forget it if not, treat it like watching an interesting story.
Anyway, even if enemies appear, it's two weeks later.
By then, the normal simulation would have long cooled down.
With this decided, he immediately gave the command to the system in his mind.
'System, start simulation!'
As soon as the words fell, a huge roulette wheel appeared before him.
[Ding! Drawing talent for you!]
The wheel spun.
Three seconds later.
The pointer stopped.
[Ding! Draw successful!]
[You have drawn talents: Not Human (Black Gold), Devour (Black)]
Both were familiar old talents.
No need to say more.
Not Human meant he couldn't be human again.
But he didn't mind.
Anyway, the times he was human were getting fewer and fewer.
Maybe it meant that only by not being human could he become stronger?
Takumi was a bit puzzled and couldn't help thinking of a certain someone who wasn't human.
The levels of both talents weren't low.
But Takumi still had some concerns.
The Devour talent was strong, getting stronger just by eating.
But this time it was Not Human.
If he turned into a wild animal, at least he'd still have a mouth to eat with.
But if he turned into a stone, a cloud, or something like that, what would he do?
How does a stone eat?
How does a cloud eat?
And what about turning into clothes? What then?
The more he thought about it,
The more worried Takumi became.
Because he had turned into all of these before.
And clothes had even happened twice.
This meant he could still turn into the same things again.
Now he could only pray that he would turn into something with a mouth, at least able to utilize the power of the Devour talent.
At the very least, he shouldn't come back empty-handed, right?
Otherwise, this Devour talent would be such a waste.
Thinking about how his current top-tier defense was improved precisely by relying on the Devour talent?
"Forget it! We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. What will come, will come."
Takumi gritted his teeth, shook the stray thoughts out of his head, and started the simulation.
[Simulation started!]
[Carried talents: Not Human, Devour]
[Rumbling sounds, dark clouds gather. Under the sun, the sky is covered by clouds, plunging the land into darkness during the day.]
[Every household closes their doors and windows in the heavy rain, staying indoors.]
[Deafening thunderclaps startle children, drawing gentle comfort from their parents.]
[And you, born amidst this thunderstorm, become a new bolt of lightning in the sky.]
'Uh, turned into lightning?'
Takumi was a bit surprised. 'You can turn into lightning?'
'I thought it was only tangible things. I didn't expect even lightning could be turned into.'
'But, how does lightning devour?'
Takumi watched with some concern, but more with curiosity.
[You instantly understand your situation, but before you can think about the path ahead, you feel an immense hunger.]
[You crave to devour something, and by your side, your own kind deeply attract you.]
[You, like a zombie encountering a living person, pounce without hesitation.]
[You dart your slender body, disregarding that the other is dozens of times larger than you, charging forward without looking back.]
[Then, you are repelled, your body nearly dispersing, and your reason returns to your mind.]
[You feel a deep fear; if you hadn't been repelled, you would have died before achieving anything.]
'The Devour talent is good, but it always makes one lose control at the very beginning.'
Takumi couldn't help but comment. 'It's okay when turning into an animal, at least newborns don't have much autonomous movement ability.'
'But not with others, this talent still carries some risk.'
For instance, this time, if not for luck, the simulation would probably have ended already.
[Repelled, you fall from the dark cloud, hitting the ground at tremendous speed.]
[If it were other lightning, they might disperse upon impact, merging into the earth.]
[But you are lightning with self-awareness. You concentrate your power and burrow into the ground.]
[And then, you are trapped inside the ground.]
'This... is a bit embarrassing.'
Takumi wiped his cheek.
In the simulation, he could see a thin bolt of lightning deeply inserted into the ground, unable to move.
Because once it moved, it would, like other lightning, turn into scattered small electric snakes and then disappear without a trace.
[You immediately realize the danger and dare not relax in the slightest, because once you relax, you will be instantly transformed and vanish.]
[You concentrate your power nervously, not allowing it to disperse at all.]
[After who knows how long, there are no more rumbles in the sky, and sunlight passes through the clouds and falls upon the land.]
[You find that you seem able to control your body, at least you won't be easily absorbed by the earth anymore.]
[So you begin to try, to move within the earth.]